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Walden University - NURSING NURSE 6512Health Assessment Week 4 quiz.

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Health Assessment Week 4  Question 1 The nurse inspects an annular lesion. What type of additional lighting source should be used for further assessment? Response Feedback: Annular lesions ar... e characteristic of tinea, which are fluorescing lesions that illuminate as yellow-green under a Wood's lamp.  Question 2 Mrs. Franklin is a 68-year-old patient who presents to the office with a complaint that her nails do not seem to be growing. As the health care provider, you explain to her that the nails of older adults grow slowly due to: Response Feedback: Decreased circulation to the nails of older adults causes nail growth retardation.  Question 3 Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office with complaints of skin rashes. You have noted a 4 ´ 3-cm, rough, elevated area of psoriasis. This is an example of a: Response Feedback: A plaque by definition is an elevated, firm, rough lesion with a flat top surface greater than 1 cm in diameter. An example is psoriasis.  Question 4 Mrs. Bower is a 39-year-old patient who has come to the office for a routine physical examination. As the health care provider, you know that the skin temperature is best assessed with the: Response Feedback: The dorsal surface of the hand is best for estimating temperature variations.  Question 5 You have just completed a skin assessment on Mr. Baker. During your assessment, you have transilluminated a skin lesion. During the physical examination, you know that skin lesions are transilluminated to distinguish [Show More]

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